Where Innovation and Sports Analytics Meet

Welcome to the premier professional organization dedicated to advancing the use of analytics in the sports industry. ASAP brings together sports’ most respected and accomplished thought leaders, innovators, and professionals to meet, seek inspiration, and exchange ideas. Members will find a resource for analytics-driven research, collaboration, content, events, and career services.

Stat of the Week

March 22, 2018

1: Number of goals scored in 10 games with Manchester United by EPL's highest paid player, Alexis Sanchez, since joining from Arsenal in January. The Sanchez transfer was part of a record £430M transfer period, almost doubling the previous record of £225M.

Blogs

According to the CFP website, no team automatically qualifies for the College Football Playoff, and all FBS teams have equal access to the playoff based on performance. With an undefeated team denied a ranking anywhere near the top four for the second year in a row, and an all-SEC final, how true is that statement?”

Brands routinely pass up golden opportunities to leverage data feeds to tap into fans’ passion points. The barriers to accomplishing dynamic, interactive promotions tied to data are not high entry costs, or even complex logistics. Rather a shortage of creativity and a lack of understanding about what data to push/pull and what data to collect is limiting brands from making the leap.